YJ (a reader) and I went through the apple downloads and came up with a list for 10.3 through trial and error. I also kept note on what software update downloaded for a clean 10.4 install. Ill post the content from my much neglected blog

What about the firmware updates for those who are starting out on a Sawtooth or earlier PowerPC mac? I would assume all G4's at this point and some G5's. Can you provide the links for updating the firmwares on all these machines?

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You might want to post links for the rest of the OS 9 updates, such as: 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2.1.

Also for 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3

MOST IMPORTANT: What about the G4 firmware updates? Update BootRooms?

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I don't have OS X on here so I don't know which updates are available, but the post below covers some of them. The original request was asking which updates go onto a 9.2 system through Software Update so those are the ones that I covered.

However your mention of firmware updates reminded me that I previously installed the G3 Blue and White Firmware Update 1.1. From memory this was a prerequisite before OS 9 could even be installed.

Edit: There are other updates available that don't come through Software Update, such as a QuickTime update. I don't have the version number on-hand, and I don't know whether there are any other "secret" updates besides QuickTime.

Edit 2: Hmm, thinking about it some more, my install CD is for 9.1 and it needs to go 9.1 -> 9.2.1 -> 9.2.2. I don't understand why 9.2.1 is not listed in my install log unless I installed it manually for some reason

YJ (a reader) and I went through the apple downloads and came up with a list for 10.3 through trial and error. I also kept note on what software update downloaded for a clean 10.4 install. Ill post the content from my much neglected blog

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I hope this helps! Good luck

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Thank you very much. I just registered to thank you for this useful information.

Hope to find the same for Mac OS X 10.1 and 10.2.

I keep a lot of Macintosh at home (I use Apple computer for 32 years now), and need to find this in case of needing the re-installation of a complete system.

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